Open Source Gramps AlternativesGenealogy Tools and other similar apps like Gramps

The best open source alternative to Gramps is Ancestris. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Gramps and ten of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Gramps are Family Gem, webtrees, GeneWeb and GEDKeeper.

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  1. Ancestris icon
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    A powerful genealogy software.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Haiku
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  2. Family Gem icon
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    Android app for genealogical trees.

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  3. webtrees icon
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    Webtrees is a free, open source, website based, collaborative genealogy application. It works with standard GEDCOM files and is installed on a web server using PHP and MySQL (or Postgres, SQL Server, or SQLite).

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • PHP
    • SQLite
    • PostgreSQL
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  4. GeneWeb icon
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    GeneWeb is a genealogy software program with a Web interface. It can be used off-line or in a Web environment. It uses very efficient techniques of relationship and consanguinity computing, developed in collaboration with Didier Rémy, research Director at INRIA.

    33 GeneWeb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. GEDKeeper icon
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    GEDKeeper program is developed for work with personal genealogical database.

    Features:

    • Compliance with GEDCOM 5.5.1 features.
    • Password protection is available.
    • Graphical family tree.
    • Print and export family tree as image.
    • Pedigree reports.
    • Possibility to export PDF.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. LifeLines icon
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    LifeLines is a genealogy program to help with your family history research. Its primary strengths are its powerful scripting language and the ability easily import and export information in the GEDCOM format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. HuMo-gen icon
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    HuMo-genealogy is a free, open-source and multilingual server-side program that makes it very easy to publish your genealogical data on the internet as a dynamic and searchable family tree website.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. GeneoTree icon
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    Geneotree is an open source web-based genealogy application developed in the PHP scripting language and the MySQL database. It installs on Linux and Windows and works natively with GEDCOM files. It makes a variety of reports as PDF files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Familier icon
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    Familiar is cross-platform Family Tree management (Genealogy) Software using QT. It supports viewing/editing file tree using drag-drop in multiple ways. Events allow you to define events in any number.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. KORA icon
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    KORA is a modern, privacy-focused family tree and genealogy application available for iOS and Web.

    48 KORA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Online
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